Terni, Italy, November, 20th, 2017 (SIGNIS). For the first time, a SIGNIS jury was invited to the Popoli e Religioni Film Festival (Italy) and it awarded a prize in each of the three official categories.

The SIGNIS Jury gave its Prize in the Main Competition to the film Enklave, directed by Goran Radovanovic (Serbia, 2015). This fascinating tale takes place in the aftermath of the Kosovo war. This is a story of two children, a Serb and an Albanese, who overcome the conflict between their own two people. They learn a new way of co-existence to build a better future.

The SIGNIS Jury presented its Prize in the Documentary Competition to the film L'Amore senza motive, directed by Paolo Mancinelli (Italy, 2017). From Lesbos Island to the musical stage, the surprising journey of a young migrant, told with a lively creativity and humour. An astute way of showing Hope through cinema.

And finally, the SIGNIS Jury also gave a Prize for the Short FIlm Competition to Chocolate Wind, directed by Ilia Antonenko (Russia, 2015). The jury explained that this is “a surprising film where truth is not where the protagonists seem to lead us. With a very modern staging, it shows the emotional manipulation of young disappointed Europeans that can fell into the nets of the so-called islamic state.An important short-film for peace building.”